84 Research & Sponsored Projects
Office of Research Administration
Highlights of Sponsored Activities during 1996-1997
A total of 288 proposals were submitted in FY1997. The amount of funding requested for the total project period for these
proposals was $62,508,500. The number of proposals submitted in FY1997 exceed the number submitted in FY1996 by 25%,
thereby setting a record for Boston College for the highest number of proposals submitted.
In FY1997, a record was also set for the number of award obligations received. There were 190 sponsored project award obligations made in FY1997 for a total of $19,201,536. Total award obligations in FY1997 were 6% higher than those received in
FY1996, an indication of the continued success of Boston College faculty.
Overall, there remains a general upward trend in sponsored project activities at Boston College. There are a greater number of
faculty working with the Office of Research Administration to secure external funding from both Federal and non-Federal
sponsors.
Source: Office of Research Administration
Summary of Sponsored Project Awards, 1996-1997*
Number of Awards
Biology
Chemistry
Economics
Fine Arts
Geology/Geophysics**
Music
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Slavic/Eastern Languages
Sociology
Theology
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
16
38
5
1
4
1
2
1
10
3
5
1
5
4
1
Award Total
$ 1,395,166
3,769,082
372,435
20,000
238,948
50,000
69,139
30,000
323,466
106,720
193,493
4,000
163,348
323,750
48,260
Number of Awards
School of Education
CDPRM/CASE
Campus School
CSTEEP
Law School
School of Management
School of Nursing
Graduate School of Social Work
CCFCP
Center for Work and Family
Institute for Scientific Research
Learning to Learn
Social Welfare Research Institute
Other
Total
Award Total
27
5
11
2
5
11
11
1
2
13
1
2
2
1,280,867
1,873,794
2,920,406
77,086
492,004
498,191
719,797
158,751
85,586
3,509,516
175,100
233,331
69,300
190
$19,201,536
* These amounts represent awards to the University during the period June 1, 1996 to May 31, 1997, and include only funds officially
authorized in that year. They do not include the full amount of multi-year projects. Student aid funds managed by the Financial Aid
Office are not included in this table. (They are included in the next two tables in this section provided by the Controller’s Office.)
**Includes Weston Observatory.
Source: Office of Research Administration
Sponsored Projects*
Source and Application of Funding (Thousands of Dollars)
1993
Source
Government:
Federal
State
Local
Corporations & Foundations
Total
Application
Sponsored Research
Other Sponsored Programs
Student Aid
Total
1994
1995
1996
1997
$ 14,437
1,041
1,606
2,203
$ 14,821
1,127
1,449
2,432
$ 17,671
1,213
1,543
2,036
$ 19,609
864
1,903
1,940
$ 18,957
1,001
2,009
2,356
$19,287
$19,829
$22,463
$24,316
$24,323
$ 10,290
3,551
5,446
$ 10,307
4,198
5,324
$ 11,691
5,259
5,513
$ 12,542
6,102
5,672
$ 12,902
5,558
5,863
$19,287
$19,829
$22,463
$24,316
$24,323
* The amounts represent actual accounted expenditures (including Pell Grants) for the referenced fiscal year.
Source: Office of the Controller
Research & Sponsored Projects 85
Sponsored Projects by Department
Total Accounted Expense (Thousands of Dollars)
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
Arts & Sciences
Biology
$ 415
$ 446
$ 438
$ 615
$ 680
$ 551
$ 751
$ 937 $ 1,085 $ 1,330
Black Studies
10
2
Chemistry
1,634
1,748
1,957
2,264
2,052
2,185
2,612
3,193
3,353
3,270
Classical Studies
5
Economics
19
65
157
123
23
108
168
97
269
341
English
4
72
Fine Arts
10
55
8
803
583
393
427
504
536
516
390
603
497
Geology/Geophysics1
History
1
8
23
56
3
69
43
19
1
Mathematics
13
18
15
22
16
39
10
62
Mathematics Institute
5
10
3
22
42
224
658
640
700
629
Music
35
95
40
Philosophy
44
39
42
11
1
44
74
41
Physics
724
600
803
709
407
209
147
165
180
184
Political Science
12
72
35
55
37
61
47
1
Psychology
159
81
64
75
191
157
146
250
201
216
Romance Languages
1
2
2
Slavic/Eastern Languages
30
12
Sociology
57
16
3
4
28
51
49
95
Theology
54
97
104
122
105
241
362
223
240
309
College of Arts & Sciences
12
82
97
60
56
194
192
McMullen Art Museum
20
5
46
Subtotal
3,916
3,693
4,009
4,550
4,254
4,553
5,557
6,227
7,092
7,229
School of Education
CDPRM/CASE2
1,894
2,139
2,200
2,225
2,202
2,102
1,941
2,348
2,675
2,969
CSTEEP3
158
210
803
1,071
1,089
1,192
1,237
2,655
2,819
2,613
Subtotal
2,052
2,349
3,003
3,296
3,291
3,294
3,178
5,003
5,494
5,582
Law School
104
232
146
146
100
96
176
369
282
276
School of Management
355
409
458
482
512
513
535
521
511
481
School of Nursing
359
219
162
188
206
256
372
375
441
444
Grad. Schl. of Social Work 159
123
204
218
285
450
473
365
229
305
Athletics
46
68
47
54
54
62
71
78
66
65
AVP-Dean of Faculties
1
1
5
CCCR4
117
45
26
90
26
2
33
Center for Work & Family
36
Financial Aid
5,112
6,034
5,601
4,938
5,149
5,446
5,324
5,513
5,672
5,863
Human Resources
10
Inst. for Scien. Research 1,950
2,288
2,832
3,929
4,500
4,248
3,723
2,981
3,206
3,421
Jesuit Institute
20
34
O’Neill Library
3
5
3
12
25
732
1,029
268
Student Affairs VP
116
106
122
118
140
143
151
150
141
142
SWRI5
293
179
94
73
111
168
115
123
141
178
Total
$14,463 $15,701 $16,681 $18,114 $18,650 $19,287 $19,829 $22,463 $24,316 $24,323
1
Includes Weston Observatory.
The two departments of the School of Education are Counseling, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods (CDPRM) and
Curriculum, Administration, and Special Education (CASE). The dollar amounts in this line include the Campus School.
3
The Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)
4
The Center for Corporate Community Relations (CCCR)
5
The Social Welfare Research Institute (SWRI)
Source: Office of the Controller
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Dollar Amount of Sponsored Project Awards Received
By Department (Thousands of Dollars)
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
Arts & Sciences
Biology
$ 579
Chemistry
1,909
Economics
32
English
Fine Arts
360
Geology/Geophysics1
History
25
Mathematics2
Music
Philosophy
Physics
95
Political Science
Psychology
100
Romance Languages
Slavic/Eastern Languages
Sociology
Theology
Grad. School of A&S
-
$ 328
1,517
164
413
5
523
129
90
-
$ 635
2,298
108
395
60
17
952
104
35
-
$ 600
2,151
70
76
20
539
48
465
82
207
114
-
$ 621
1,908
153
472
75
988
279
3
163
8
241
-
$ 572
2,439
83
482
47
127
31
177
287
-
$ 1,084
3,232
75
25
530
63
788
90
170
35
203
4
147
385
50
$ 923
3,255
253
57
805
2
793
216
89
232
341
52
$ 1,274
3,369
348
38
433
737
45
173
32
265
40
5
325
75
$ 1,395
3,769
372
20
239
69
50
30
323
107
193
4
163
324
48
Subtotal
3,100
3,169
4,604
4,312
4,911
4,245
6,881
7,018
7,159
7,108
School of Education
CDPRM/CASE3
Campus School
CSTEEP4
912
1,124
20
912
984
847
823
1,407
753
776
1,365
890
659
1,442
1,152
794
1,421
1,204
642
1,456
2,333
1,172
1,519
2,977
816
1,804
2,278
1,281
1,874
2,920
Subtotal
2,056
2,743
2,983
3,031
3,253
3,419
4,431
5,668
4,898
6,075
44
452
415
173
182
444
100
118
59
477
101
153
46
421
226
417
553
215
337
486
340
501
252
557
342
292
334
533
374
299
379
451
559
326
77
492
498
720
CCCR5
CCFCP6
Center for Work & Family
Inst. for Scien. Research 1,346
Learning to Learn
SWRI7
350
Other
164
2,346
78
462
5,034
122
163
4,092
282
4,550
279
457
3,935
133
426
41
3,409
109
220
2,926
92
2,239
3,786
153
335
159
86
3,510
175
233
69
Law School
School of Management
School of Nursing
Grad. Schl. of Social Work
Total
1
$8,100
$9,642 $13,696 $12,887 $14,557 $13,487 $16,531 $19,480 $18,046 $19,202
Includes Weston Observatory.
Includes the Mathematics Institute.
3
The two departments of the School of Education are Counseling, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods (CDPRM) and Curriculum,
Administration, and Special Education (CASE).
4
The Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)
5
The Center for Corporate Community Relations (CCCR)
6
The Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships (CCFCP)
7
The Social Welfare Research Institute (SWRI)
Note: Student aid funds managed by the Financial Aid Office are not included in this table. (They are included in other tables in this section provided by
the Controller’s Office.) In some cases dollar amounts in columns may not add to the column total due to rounding.
Source: Office of Research Administration
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Number of Sponsored Project Awards Received
By Department
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
Arts & Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Economics
English
Fine Arts
Geology/Geophysics1
History
Mathematics2
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Languages
Slavic/Eastern Languages
Sociology
Theology
Grad. School of A&S
Subtotal
9
23
1
5
1
2
1
42
4
19
3
4
1
10
2
1
44
10
24
4
5
2
1
8
3
1
58
7
28
3
1
1
6
2
7
4
5
1
65
8
23
2
1
5
1
4
6
2
3
2
2
59
9
30
3
8
2
7
2
4
2
67
10
33
2
2
7
2
2
1
4
1
6
1
2
6
1
80
12
34
8
3
5
1
2
4
3
7
2
2
83
15
35
6
2
5
1
2
3
2
8
1
1
2
3
86
16
38
5
1
4
2
1
1
10
3
5
1
5
4
1
97
School of Education
CDPRM/CASE3
Campus School
CSTEEP4
Subtotal
15
7
2
24
12
4
3
19
14
6
5
25
10
5
8
23
11
5
14
30
12
4
9
25
11
5
7
23
17
5
4
26
18
4
9
31
27
5
11
43
Law School
School of Management
School of Nursing
Grad. Schl. of Social Work
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
6
2
3
2
4
12
7
6
9
7
3
10
6
2
5
10
7
3
4
9
9
4
2
12
6
2
5
11
11
CCCR5
CCFCP6
Center for Work & Family
Inst. for Scientific Research
Learning to Learn
SWRI7
Other
5
3
2
9
1
3
19
2
2
16
4
18
4
5
14
2
104
3
14
1
4
15
2
5
16
2
6
1
2
13
1
2
2
87
89
118
133
138
137
149
156
165
190
Total
1
Includes Weston Observatory.
Includes the Mathematics Institute.
3
The two departments of the School of Education are Counseling, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods (CDPRM) and
Curriculum, Administration, and Special Education (CASE).
4
The Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)
5
The Center for Corporate Community Relations (CCCR)
6
The Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships (CCFCP)
7
The Social Welfare Research Institute (SWRI)
Source: Office of Research Administration
2
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Number of Sponsored Project Proposals Submitted
By Department
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
Arts & Sciences
Biology
Black Studies
Chemistry
Economics
English
Fine Arts
Geology/Geophysics1
Germanic Studies
History
Honors Program
Mathematics2
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Languages
Slavic/Eastern Languages
Sociology
Theology
College of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of A&S
Subtotal
12
31
5
1
12
1
18
6
3
1
90
12
27
8
6
3
1
16
6
1
80
16
35
5
1
3
13
2
1
13
3
2
1
1
2
98
19
36
4
12
1
4
10
2
10
2
100
19
28
3
2
13
1
1
2
9
1
10
4
1
94
23
36
3
5
15
2
2
1
7
8
6
1
109
23
35
7
1
4
14
5
3
10
1
17
3
4
5
132
26
2
39
10
4
12
3
3
1
5
1
14
6
1
1
2
130
21
47
8
4
13
1
1
3
3
7
3
6
2
5
2
1
127
31
57
7
1
2
12
1
3
2
1
22
3
8
3
8
2
163
School of Education
CDPRM/CASE3
Campus School
CSTEEP4
Subtotal
6
13
3
22
11
5
5
21
27
5
5
37
13
2
4
19
12
1
12
25
16
3
7
26
20
5
7
32
33
8
6
47
31
5
13
49
43
4
13
60
Law School
2
School of Management
1
School of Nursing
12
Grad. Schl. of Social Work
6
CCCR5
CCFCP6
Center for Work & Family
Inst. for Scien. Research
8
International Programs
Jesuit Institute
Learning to Learn
SWRI7
1
Other
3
Total
145
1
6
7
10
6
1
8
3
9
9
10
2
7
20
6
6
1
7
2
4
17
12
6
3
4
3
5
27
12
11
3
9
3
5
14
10
1
7
1
1
1
2
3
5
4
18
7
13
1
1
3
2
1
21
15
1
10
1
3
1
3
9
16
12
1
1
5
12
1
1
2
2
140
168
166
167
205
212
229
231
288
1
Includes Weston Observatory.
2
Includes the Mathematics Institute.
3
The two departments of the SOE are Counseling, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods (CDPRM) and Curriculum, Administration, and Special Education (CASE).
4
The Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)
5
The Center for Corporate Community Relations (CCCR)
6
The Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships (CCFCP)
7
The Social Welfare Research Institute (SWRI)
Source: Office of Research Administration
Research & Sponsored Projects 89
Selected Sponsored Project Awards
1996-1997
Title
Source of Funding
Amount
NASA
National Institutes of Health
$ 153,272
246,558
Biology Department
Fibril Formation by Alzheimer’s Disease
Amyloid in Microgravity
Methylation of Atypical Protein Aspartyl Residues
Chemistry Department
Heterogeneous Gas-Liquid Interactions Related to
Tropospheric Ozone Formation-Destruction Process
New Methods in Stereoselective Synthesis
Molecular Basis for Cellular Control Mechanisms
Osmoregulation in Methanogens
EPA
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Energy
111,837
116,000
256,023
95,999
National Institutes of Health
222,928
U.S. Geological Survey
162,000
Economics Department
Demonstration Effect in Intergenerational Transfers
Geology and Geophysics Department
New England Seismic Network
Institute for Scientific Research
Magnetospheric Dynamics: A Comprehensive Study
Infrared Backgrounds to Database and Model Development
Geophysical Modeling for Environmental Applications
and Elastic Wave Decoupling Studies
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
1,495,310
364,210
U.S. Air Force
408,176
National Science Foundation
105,000
Psychology Department
Preoptic Area Neuroanatomy and Maternal Behavior
Physics Department
Plasma Instability Driven Coherent Submillimeter
Radiation Emitters
U.S. Army Research Office
70,000
Pew Charitable Trusts
63,887
Political Science
Getting the Young Involved: Churches, Organizations
and Civic Engagements
School of Education
Pre-Service Program for Educators of Individuals
with Visual Disabilities
Chapter 636 Services
Ongoing Monitoring of Issues and Legislation Related
to the Creation of a National Exam System
U.S. Department of Education
City of Boston
124,200
264,136
Ford Foundation
166,000
School of Management
Database of Internet Business Cases
Mainspring Communications, Inc.
60,000
National Institutes of Health
75,364
School of Nursing
Immigrant Stressors and Psycho-Social Adaptation
School of Social Work
Massachusetts Families for Kids Initiative
Children’s Services of Roxbury, Inc./
Kellogg Foundation
138,000
Sociology Department
Media Research and Action Project
Source: Office of Research Administration
Boston Foundation
60,000